I was thinking more along the lines of the flags being a template for text or images to be imposed on. The flag colours are only an instantly recognizable signal or icon. I'm thinking along the lines of Tamiya's icons for Scale Models, R/C, Educational etc... They are colour coded albiet with a different icon. I have become accustomed to scanning their website for the coloured icons to get the info I need without actually paying attention to the incorporated graphic. Sadly I lack the graphic expertise to realize this, but it might have some merit. Regular users of this site will instantly recognize the colours for the topics that interest them. The flags would still incorporate a text or graphic for new users. I hope this sheds some light on my line of thinking.
Icons
Hi Eric,
I was thinking more along the lines of the flags being a template for text or images to be imposed on. The flag colours are only an instantly recognizable signal or icon. I'm thinking along the lines of Tamiya's icons for Scale Models, R/C, Educational etc... They are colour coded albiet with a different icon. I have become accustomed to scanning their website for the coloured icons to get the info I need without actually paying attention to the incorporated graphic. Sadly I lack the graphic expertise to realize this, but it might have some merit. Regular users of this site will instantly recognize the colours for the topics that interest them. The flags would still incorporate a text or graphic for new users. I hope this sheds some light on my line of thinking.
Regards
Hmm.. I dunno, I need
Hmm.. I dunno, I need topic icons for things like F1 news, F1 model news, etc., then I need team icons...
Eric
Icons
How about a series of flags: green, yellow, chequered etc....